Determinedtogatecrashherex-lover'sfuneralonglamorousFrenchhideawayIle-de-Re,formerHollywoodsirenHelen(JoanCollins)escapesherLondonretirementhomewiththehelpofPriscilla(PaulineCollins),arepressedEnglishhousewifestuckinabadmarriage.Poolingtheirlimitedresources,theyhittheroadtogetherbycoach,ferry,carandfootinaracetogettothefuneralontime,becomingentangledinalovetrianglewithareclusiveFrenchmillionaire(FrancoNero)alongtheway.Onthisunforgettablejourney,theyfindtruefriendshipinoneanother-andhavethetimeoftheirlives.